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1. litfl.com › peter-safarPeter Safar • LITFL • Medical Eponym Library

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   Sep 3, 2018 · Peter Josef Safar (1924-2003) was an Austrian physician, innovator, educator and humanist. Peter Safar was a pioneer of cardiopulmonary resuscitation and critical care medicine a relentless interest in everything and was a true humanist.

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2. aacnjournals.org › ajcconline › articlePioneer of Critical Care Medicine: Peter Safar (1924–2003)

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   Jan 1, 2004 · In 2003, we were saddened by the loss of one of the great pioneers of critical care medicine: Peter Safar. He opened the first physician-staffed.

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3. www.bmj.com › content › 327/7415/624Peter Josef Safar - The BMJ

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   Sep 11, 2003 · Peter Safar, a pioneer in critical care medicine and a three-time Nobel prize nominee for medicine, was known as the father of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR).

4. lemelson.mit.edu › resources › peter-safarPeter Safar - Lemelson

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   Peter Safar. Before the 1950s, when a person suffered cardiac arrest, this generally meant death was imminent. But surgeon and medical innovator Peter Safar changed that with his development and popularization of the procedure known as cardiopulmonary resuscitation, or CPR.

5. www.nytimes.com › 2003/08/06 › usPeter Safar, 'The Father Of C.P.R.,' Is Dead at 79 - The New ...

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   Aug 6, 2003 · Dr. Peter Safar, an anesthesiologist who developed lifesaving cardiopulmonary resuscitation techniques that are widely used today, died on Sunday at his home in Pittsburgh. He was 79. The cause...

6. onlinelibrary.wiley.com › doi › pdfPeter Safar: Father of Modern Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation

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   Peter Safar: Father of Modern Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation. Louis J. Acierno, M.D., F.A.C.C., L. Timothy Worrell, M.P.H., R.R.T. University of Central Florida, College of Health and Public Affairs, Department of Health Professions, Cardiopulmonary Sciences Program, HPA II-212, Orlando, Florida 32816-2205, USA.

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   Who was Peter Safar?

   • Peter Safar was a pioneer of cardiopulmonary resuscitation and critical care medicine a relentless interest in everything and was a true humanist. Born in Austria of Jewish ancestry he managed to evade the Nazis as a young man and survived the tragic death of his young daughter from status asthmaticus.

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   How did Safar become a doctor?

   • In 1961, Safar’s desire to create a department of anes-thesiology at a major university was realized when he was offered the opportunity to become chair of the department at the University of Pittsburgh. Here he established one of the world’s first critical care medicine programs and one of the first multidisciplinary inten-sive care units.

   Peter Safar: Father of Modern Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation

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   How old was Dr Safar when he died?

   • He was 79. The cause was cancer. Dr. Safar founded and led several institutions responsible for developing lifesaving techniques, but he is best known for combining mouth-to-mouth resuscitation with closed-chest cardiac compression to develop the technique that came to be known commonly as C.P.R.

   Peter Safar, 'The Father Of C.P.R.,' Is Dead at 79

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   Why is Dr Safar important?

   • As a founding member of the American Heart Association's C.P.R. Committee and the National Research Council's Committee on Emergency Medical Services, Dr. Safar played an important role in the organization of emergency units and in establishing guidelines to set up such agencies.

   Peter Safar, 'The Father Of C.P.R.,' Is Dead at 79

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   Where did Dr Safar go to medical school?

   • In 1952, Dr. Safar began his career at the National Cancer Institute of Peru, where he helped found the academic anesthesiology department. He performed similar roles at the Baltimore City Hospital, now Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, and the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.

   Peter Safar, 'The Father Of C.P.R.,' Is Dead at 79

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   When did Safar become an anesthesiologist?

   • Safar’s reputation in the fields of anesthesiology and resuscitation continued to grow as he added groundbreaking advances to his list of accomplishments. He moved on to the University of Pittsburgh in 1961 to form a new anesthesiology department, which has since become the largest academic anesthesiology department in the nation.

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8. journals.lww.com › ccmjournal › CitationThe incredible career of Peter J. Safar, MD: The ... - LWW

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   Despite the frenzy of 21st century medicine and the incredible purpose driving his important scientific missions, Peter accomplished all of his life’s work with remarkable elegance.